Powder-dispensing box



March 18, 1924.

J. V. LOBELL POWDER DISPENSING BOX Filed Feb. 2].. 1922 James [label]Fetenteol Mar. 18, 1924;.

JAMES V. LOBELL, OF NEWARK, JERSEY.

POWDER-DISPENSING BOX.

Application filed February 21, 1922. Serial No. 538,185.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JAMES citizen of the United States, residing atNewark, State of New Jersey, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in Powder-Dispensing Boxes, of which the folp 10 which isthus held securely in the groove lowing is a specification.

Th s invention relates to a powder-d spensing box for use 1nexterminating 1nsects.

An object of the invention is to providea powdersdispensing'box of thebellows type made of two pieces of metal or other material relativelyclinched or fastened together to provide a non-refillable container andhaving improved nozzle means thru which the powder is ejected. A furtherand additional object is-to-provide a powder-dispensing box of thecharacter above, specified having a distributing nozzle likewise servingas a means for closing or sealingthe-outletof the box' when not in use.

Various other objects and advantages of the invention will becomeapparentduring the continuance of the following descrip tion. V 7

V In the drawings v a v I Figure 1 is a top plan view of the powder box.7 I

I Figure 2 is a vertical cross section taken on line 22.of Figure 1.

Figure 3 is a view ofthe front ornozzle Figures 4, 5, and Gare detail,sectional,

views illustrating the various methods of.

clinching the edges of the box sections, and Figure 7 is a view of amodified type of nozzle carrying-lid, and V Figure 8 is an end view ofthe formed nozzle. f 1 I In describing lII'ClStZLllfthQ invention asshown in the accompanying drawings, reference numerals 10 and 11.respectively indicate the top and bottom section of the box which arefastened securely to each other at the edges by clinching and, hence,made nonrefillable. The box may be constructed either of metal or othersuitable material and of semi-elliptical shape as shown in full lines inFigure 1, or wholly elliptical as indicated by the dotted lines.

Top piece 10 is provided witha forwardly projecting lip 12 having alongitudinally extending depression or groove 13, the purpose of whichwill be hereinafter disclosed. This V. LOBELL,

the powder.

top is fastened to the bottom or container portion, 11 in any one of theseveral methods illustrated in Figures 2, 5 and 6 inclusive.

In Figure 2. the upper edge of container 11 isclinched, in any suitablemanner, over and down upon the surrounding edge of top formed betweenshoulder 14 and the clinch ing portion 15. A suitablecut outf16isprovided toaccommodate lip 12 which 'proi jectstherethru to-providea'nozzle. It will be noted that groove 13 provides an outlet for thepowder when the same is ejected embraced by clincher portion 18 of thetop and in another instance is clamped by shoulders 19 and 20 centrallyof clincher loop 21. The box may be provided on both sides. or eitherside with bellows means for ejecting The metal is curved or belliedoutwardly as at" 22 to form the bellows which is confined by a circulardepression 2 3 forming a surrounding ridge 23' located nearer to therear end of the box than to the front end, thereby providinga space 24;at the nozzle into which the residueof the box, when nearlyiemptied. maybe shaken a and thus readily ejected thru the .nozzle by the blastfromthe bellows.

Ordinarily the space provided by thegroove is sufficient to formanoutlet thru I which the powder maybe ejected but this outlet mayjbeenlargechif desired, by notch-' ing the edge of 7 container 11' belowthe grooveas at 25. :This'isseenmore clearly in Figures 3 and 4s; Afterthe box has been filled,.,and "previously to 7 shipping them inquantities, lip 12 is bent' downwardly against the notched side ofcontainer 11 and seals the outlet, thereby preventing loss and waste ofpowder when shipping. lVhen reraised to its original projecting positionit reopens the outlet 7 and provides a nozzle along which the ejectedpowder'passes when forced out of the box. The nozzle-lip is integralwith the top 10 of the box and may be stamped out in one piece with thelatter either .in the form above described or as shown in the modifiedview 1 of Figures 7 and 8. In the latter figures the top piece tapers toa point 26 and incisions25 are made in the top and at the base of. thepoint as shown to provide bendable side portions 28. Side portions-28are folded downwardly along the dotted lines and curled under the pointto provide a conveniently thrust into corners and other close spacesotherwise difiicult to access.

F-r'oin the foregoing it is believed that the advantages and operationofthe invention can bereadily understoodand further detailed descriptionis unnecessary.

That is claimed is:

1. A powder box of separable sections joined to provide a container,oneof said sections having a lip extension received within a cutoutof'the other section, said lip extension being grooved to provide anoutlet for the boxand adapted to be folded overthe outletto seal thebox.

2. A powder box of separate sections relatively joined to provide acontainer, each of said 'sectionsbeing provided with a bellows, and anintegral lip extension on one section and projecting thru a cut-out inthe other sectionto provide a nozzle-outlet for the said container, saidlip extension being foldable against the container to seal the outletthereof.

3. A powder box of separable sections relatively joined to provide acontainer, one ofsaid sections having a cutout and the other ofsaidsections having an integral lip extension accommodated within the saidoutout to provide a nozzle, saidnozzle having opposite sides 'foldablethereunder to provide a tubular nozzle.

4. A powder box comprising a container having an outlet opening and alid having a lip projecting outwardly of the box and above the openingto provide a nozzle, said lid having incisions at the base of the lip toprovide side portions foldable under the lip to provide a tubularnozzle.

5. A powder dispensing box comprising-a container'and a cover, thesaid-cover being grooved to provide an'opening' between the eeann coverand container, thru which the powder is dispensed.

6. A. powder dispensing box comprising a container and a cover therefor,the said cover being grooved to provide an opening between the cover andthe container thru which the powder is dispensed and the saidcontainerbeing notched below the groove to enlarge the opening.

7. A powder dispensing box comprising a container and a cover therefor,having a nozzle forming extension, said container havinga slot below thesaid extension to provide an'outlet-openingand the said extension beingfoldable over the opening to seal the said container.

8'. A powder dispensing box comprising a container and a covertherefor,having a nozzle forming extension, said container having a notch belowthe extension and the said extension presenting a groove opposite thenotch whereby an outlet opening is provided-between the cover andthecontainer.

9. A powder dispensing boxcoinprising a container and a cover therefor,having a nozzle. forming extension, said container iaving a notch belowthe extension, and the said extension presenting. a groove opposite thenotch whereby an outletopening is provided between the cover and thecontainer,

said extension being 'foldable over the opening to seal the container.

10'. A powder distributing box having a tapered distributing endprovided'with an outlet-opening, and'a forwardly extending lip adjacentthe outlet and foldable upon itself to provide a tubular nozzle aroundsaid opening.

11. A powder dispensing box having'opposite sides bellied outwardly toform a bellows and converging beyond the bellows to provide a' tapereddistributing end, said tapered end having a distributing nozzle andproviding a space into which the residue of the'box, when nearlyeinptied may be shaken for subsequent ejection thru the nozzle by theblast from the bellows.

In testimony whereof Iafiix my signature.

JAMES V. LOBELL.

